Tagore in Love: Letters from Shillong, Khublei Shibun
It was in the month of May, Lovita was in Shillong with a sole sojourn to be there, where Tagore lived, 99 years ago (first time in 1919)....
Cosmic Drama: Views of Tagore on Death
On the 77th death anniversary of the Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, Ruchira talks about the Bard’s views on death. A tribute to the poet, from all of us at Different...
Revisiting the Bengali Renaissance through the Eyes of Tagore
Aseem critiques the Bengali Renaissance and the role that Tagore played in it, as Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. “I have become my own version of an optimist....
Economic Imperialism, Free Trade and Protection: Capitalist US is discovering the Virtue of State Control
The capitalist realtor-turned US president, Donald Trump, is a pseudo-socialist. In true capitalism, there is no place for government interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary. But, Trump...
Shantiniketan: Tagore set a School Amidst Nature, Unfettered the Young Minds – I
Rabindranath was unhappy with the British schooling system of sitting enclosed within four walls of high raised solid buildings. It was a feeling of suffocation he experienced, when the...
Nobel or Not so Nobel
The Indian Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satayarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, in 2014. As a Nobel Peace Laureate, his concern shall encompass issues of peace and burning...
India through Her Stamps
Sreelata tells us about the journey of India through her stamps. With the first General Post Office being opened, in 1774, in Calcutta, followed by Madras (1778) and Bombay (1792)...
Demonetisation: Did Modi Violate Democratic and Human Rights Principles?
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has called the Narendra Modi government’s demonetisation move “despotic action that has struck at the root of the economy based on trust.” “It (demonetisation) undermines notes, it undermines...